childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
you could say; you might say; verging on the
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
permission; approval; authorization; license
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to slide down; to slip down
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to win one's first battle (game, match)
troubled times; turbulent times
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to be excited; to be elated
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
omen; sign; notice; indication
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4